Art of shoemaking



June 9, 1931.

4 Sheets-Sheet l Fled Nov. r23, 1923 ilk June 9, 1931.

J. H. POPE ART OF SHOEMAKING 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 WM5/Vm@ FW W June 9,1931.. J. H. POPE A 1,809,065

ART OF SHOEMAKING Filed Nov. 23, 1925 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 June 9, 1931. J,H, POPE 1,809,065

ART OF SHOEMAKING Filed Nov. 25, 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 of manufacture.An object of my invention auicombining the step of molding the heel-seatPatented June 9, 1931 STATES ATET OFFICE JOSEPH 130383, EIAIEELTGN,MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOB TO UNITED SHOE MA- CHENMA a JERSEY COREOEAEEGN,OF FATERSON, NEW' JERSEY, A CGRPGRATION OF NEW ABT OF SEOEMAKINGApplication filed November 23, 1923.

My invention relates to the art of making` slices, and particularly tothe preparation of the heel-seat-portion to receive a heel. I-

have chosen, as an apparatus in connection with which to disclose theinvention, a heel-- seat-nailing machine.

Shoe-heels, whatever may be the material from which they are made,commonly have the upper or heel-seat-ends concave, this facilitating, intheir attachment, the production 'of a tight rand-crease- To bring thenaturally flat heel-seats of the shoes to which the heels are to besecured into conformity with such curved surfaces, it is customary toeither depend upon they pressure in the heeling machine to force theheel-seatsubstance into the concavity, or to subject the work to theaction of a. molding machine preparatory to nailing the heel-seats andattaching the objection, because of the heavy forces which must beapplied in the heeler, leading to the breaking of lasts and of themachine itself. The second adds considerably to the expense is torelieve the heeling machine of such excessive burden, and toeconomically and expeditiously prepare the heel-seat for the receptionof the heel. This I accomplish by to the form of the heel-concavity, inoonnection with the production thereon of formed' areas, as hereinafterindicated, with the operation of fastening the elements of suchheelvseat to one another as b sub'ectin the heela y l e?) seat tomolding pressure, and, simultaneously therewith, driving nails throughthe outsole,

upper-material, Vcounter-flange and insole.

In thus securing the heel-seat, diiliculty vmay be encountered inproperly inserting the nails. They may, for example, be so inclined,wit-h their. points outwardly, that, in driving, they penetrate thecounter-portion of the upper, spoiling the work. It is a further objectof the invention to prevent this possibility, and to this end, I formupon the area to be pierced by a nail when driven a surface inclined todeflect said nail in the desired direction, and drive it while thusdelected. i The'formation ofthe detlecting sur- Seral No. 676,649.

to receive properly placed projections on the heel-seat. Suchprojections, or other locating devices, bearing a predetermined relationto the counter-portion of the shoe and fixing the relation thereto ofthe heel to be attached, I form durinO the molding of the heel-seat toits convex contour, and preferably in connection with the simultaneousnailing of the heel-seat. f

lThe outsole of a shoe may come to the heelseat-nailing operation withits upper face considerably deformed from the desired plane, and unlessthis is guarded against, may there be made even more irregular. Anadditional object of the invention is to pro` vide novel means forsupporting the soleedge against the pressure of the molding operation,so that it may not only be lrept in the true'plane, but anyirregularities may be corrected. F or this purpose, I utilize members,which may also be advantageous in other connections thanheel-seat-molding, normally separated to permit the presentation of theheel-seat operated upon, and

forced together in the operation upon the `shoe to enter the rand-creasefor engagement from the shoe-bottom and adjacent to the points orinsertion of the fastenings. To

facilitate the positioning of the shoe upon its support or jack, therubbing member or members for eecting the smoothing action, whether thisbe in a nailing or other machine, may normally be held out of engagementwith the work, and released for contact therewith by relative movementbetween them and the support. To their normally separated relation theymay bc restored as a result of such movement.

@ther objects will be made apparent from the following description,illustrated by the accompanying drawings, showing one form of a machinefor carrying out the invention, and in which Fig. 1 shows aheel-seat-nailing machine in front elevation;

Fig. 2 is a similar enlarged view of such machine, including theelements more closely co-operating with the work and having parts brokenaway;

Fig. 3, broken side elevation of the saine elements;

Fig. el, a transverse vertical section on the line Llof Fig. 3;

Fig. 5, a horizontal section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3;

Figs. 6 and 7, respectively, details in side elevation and top plan ofthe latching mechanism for the counter-rubbing members;

Fig. 8, a top plan view of the sole-engaging jaws and counter-rubbingmembers; and

Fig. 9, a perspective view of the mold.

Carried upon the frame 1l) is a horizontal die-block 12, having,depending from the center of its under side, an extension secured inplace by a screw 16. Formed in the lower face of the extension is amoldrecess 18 (Fig. 9). This is concave, generally corresponding incontour to the depression in the heel-seat-end of the heel to beapplied, and being of such length from front to rear of the extensionthat its forward portion will project over the shanl; of a sliceoperated upon in front of the heel-breast line, so that there will be aforming` actionrupon the outsole of a shoe pressed against it, not onlyover the heel-seat, but over the adjacent shank-area. This prevents theformat-ion of a protuberance at the breast-line of the heel, effectivelyblending the heelseatarea into that of the shank. Passing verticallythrough the die-extension and about the periphery of the recess 18 is aseries of nail-receiving openings 20, in which operate drivers 22carried upon a top girt 24 connecting the upper cK- tremities of siderods 26, Q5. These side rods are mounted to reciprocate vertically inthe frame 10, being lined at the lower portion of this frame upon across-head 28 actuated by an eccentric-rod 30 from a powershaft 32journaled transversely of the frame above the cross-head. Sliding in theframe., over the power-shaft, is a second cross-head 34, movable inhorizontal ways upon which is a jack or work-support 36 to receive theshoe to be operated upon, such a shoe beingV ing place before effectivemovement of the1 drivers to insert the fastenings which are held in theopenings 20, and causing the heel-seat of the jacked shoe to be pressedinto the moldrecesslS, to form said heel-seat and to hold the shoefirmly in place while the drivers are operating upon it.

Since the nails N used for securing the heelseat are ordinarily ofconsiderably less diameter than the die-block-openings 20 in which theyare held for driving, this clearly appearing in Fig. 4, they may, unlessprovision is made for preventing this, so rest upon the heel-seat thattheir points lie at the outer portions of the openings, the nails thusbeing inclined toward the counter of the shoe. When driven from thisposition, they may emerge through the counter, since to aid in theproduction of a tight rand-crease, they are located as closely to theedge of the sole as possible. To prevent such injury to the shoe, Ideflect the nails inwardly, away from the counter, by contact of theirpoints with properly inclined surfaces formed upon the outsole s. To'produce these surfaces, the lower end of theopenings 20, at the recess18, are cut away at 40 on the side toward the periphery of the extension14, and therefore toward the outside of the sole of the shoe operatedupon. lVhen the jack rises to force the sole e into the mold-recess, thematerial, being in temper and quite soft, rises into the openings 20,and is free to move farther in the direction of the surface 40 where acomponent of pressure is applied laterally. Therefore, the materialflows under the influence of such lateral pressure into the openings 20,to formY the incl-ined surfaces Down these surfaces the points of anynails within the openings which may have been inclined in the oppositedirection, or outwardly, tend to slide, so that they Vnow assume aninward inclination, limited as to angle by contact with the walls of theopenings 2O opposite the surfaces w. rl`his is as appears in Fig. 4.When driven from this position, there is no danger of them penetratingthe counter of the shoe.

It is desirable to locate some types of heels, as those of rubber orother material which have finished peripheries, with considerableprecision upon the heel-seat before their attachment. A convenient wayof accomplishing this is by the use of co-operating locating devicesupon the heel and heel-seat. One arrangement proposed employsdepressions molded in the rubber-heel, these to be engaged byprojections upon the heel-seat. For the formation of these projectionsor locating devices, l provide the die-blocl-extension 14 with twomold-depressions 42 in the moldrecess 18, spaced from one another' alongthe longitudinal axis of the shoe. Under the molding pressure upon theheel-seat, as was the case in the formation of the nail-directinginclines by t ie surfaces 40, the material of the outsole is forced intothe mold-depression, producing projections r, which, when depressionsupon a heel are applied to them, locate said heel with its peripheryproperly related to the counter-portion of the shoe, rendering anedge-trimming operation unnecessary Attached to the cross-nead 34, atthe rear of the acl;` 36, is a substantially vertical rod 44. This maybe adjusted longitudinally by nuts 46, 46 threaded upon its lowerextremity and contacting with opposite sides of the supporting bracket.At the top of the rod 44 is a head 48 extended rearwardly and connectedat 50 by a pin-and-slot device, allowing some lateral play or lostmotion, to a slide 52 guided in ways in the frame. From the upper end ofthis slide, a head 54 projects rearwardly, and has sliding upon it, in ahori- Zontaldirection, a carrier-plate 56. Pivoted about a vertical axisat 58 on the top of the plato are jaws 60, 60, having their inneradjacent edges curved to ygenerally correspond to the rand-crease at theheel of the shoe to be operated upon. rlhe uppe-r horizontal faces ofthe jaws are at,while theunder sides are beveled away at 62. The Hatfaces give plane surfaces against which the opposing surface of theoutsole may be forced and made true by the contact, while the inclinesat f 2 provide a thin edge over the upper, which permits the jaws toenter the rand-crease. rlhey are normally separated by a spring 64,connecting rearward extensions 65, this giving sufficient spa ce toproperly admit the counter-portionofashoe. rlhreadedthrough a portion ofthe head 54, at the rear of the carrier-plate V56, is a screw 66engaging said plate, and, when turned, permitting the latter and thejaws carried thereby to be adjusted forwarc or rearwardly. Mountec upona bracket 68, at the rear of the die-block, is a slide .70 horizontallyadjustable by a screw T 2 arranged to rotate inthe bracket. Passingvertically through the slide is the threaded shank '74 of a tapered pinor contact member 76, supported for vertical adjustment by nuts 78, 'l'8 co-operating with opposite sides of the slide. The pin extends downwarlly between the jaw-extensions 65, so that when the jack is raised bythe cam mechanism 38 to apply the pressure, the contact of theextensions with the pin forces the jaws toward each other and into therand-crease, with the flat upper surfaces beneath the sole. ln theirnormal or separated positions, the jaws are close enough to thecounter-portion of the shoe to enable them to serve as a locating means,after the manner of the usual backstop and heel-forl. To position themto the best advantage, they may be horizontally adj usted by the screw66, and vertically adj usted by the nuts 46, 46 acting upon thesupporting rod 44. ,The extent to which they are closed when theycontact with the pin 76 may be determined by varying the position eitherof the slide bythe screw 72, or the vertical relation of the pin withinthe slide by the action of the nuts 78, i8.

Guided for vertical movement in the frame, in front of the slide 52, isa slide 80. Fixed to the bottom of this slide is ahorizontally extendingyoke 82, having end-portions 84, 84, which surround the side rods.Attached to the top of the slide 80 is a head 86, provided withforwardly projecting, sepa'- rated horizontal arms 88, 88. Movable inways extending from front to rear of each arm is a block 90, adjustablealong its ways by a screw 92 turning in the forward extremity of its armand threaded into the corresponding block. Pivoted at 94 on each blockis a rubbing member 96, having at its top a rounded portion 98.Considered in a horizontal plane, this rounded rubbing surface is curvedto approximate the contour of the sides of the counter-portion of theshoe operated upon. Fixed upon the spindle by which each rubbing memberis pivoted, and forming with said member a bell-crank lever, is an arm100, extending inwardly. in a generally horizontal direction, the innerends of these arms lying in close proximity to each other. Springs 102,102 (Fig. 7), situated between the blocks and the members 96, exerttheir force to press the portions 98 of the members toward each other,turning them upon their pivots. This movement is normally prevented by alatch 104, co-operating with each member, this latch being pivoted uponthe rear of the block and having a notch 106 at its under side toreceive a pin 108 projecting from the rubbing member. A spring 110,extending between each block and the latch, draws said latch down uponthe pin, so that when the rubbing member is swung outwardly upon itsfulcrum, the notch is caused to engage the pin and latch the member inthe work-introducing position. Normally, the members 96 are held raised,so that they are just below the jaws 60, with their operating faces 98opposite the counter-portion of a jacked shoe, beneath the rand-crease.This position of the rubbing members is brought about by springs 112,112, which extend between the frame and opposite sides of the yolre 82.At this time, the members 96 are held back by their latches 104, so thatthe shoe upon the CTI jack, when this is moved beneath the dieblock, mayenter between the rubbing members, without contact with them. When thedrivers 22 are drawn down by the side rods 26 for the insertion of thefastenings in the heel-seat, collars 114, 114, clamped above theyoke-portions 84, first move idly, until the insertion of the nails hasprogressed to the desired point, and then strike the portions 84, tocarry down the yoke, and with it the rubbing members which it supports.As the head 86 descends, angular extensionsV 116 upon the latches 104strike forwardly extending portions 118 of tripping` members 120 pivotedat 122 upon the forward face of the head 54, and held normally in thepath of the elements 116 by a spring 123. This contact raises thelatches against the tension of their springs, so that the notches 106are carried away from the pins 108, releasing the rubbing members.Thereupon, the contactsurfaces 98 are swung against the counter of theshoe by the springs 102, and, with the continued movement of the siderods and the yoke under the influence of the collars 114, are drawn downover the upper-material, smoothing this away from the rand-crease.Proper contact between the rubbing members and the work may be obtainedby the adjusting screws 92. After the rubbing members have completedtheir effective travel, and the side rods approach the termination oftheir downward stroke, the adjacent ends of the arms 100 contact withthe upper extremity of a vertical rod 124 -mount ed on the frame. Thiscontact causes the rubbingl membersl to he swung outwardly, away fromthe shoe, until the pins 108 are beneath the latch-notches 106, theengage ment between these elements causing the rubbing members to beagain held in position against their springs, separated from the jackedshoe which has been acted upon, ready for the return of the rubbingmembers to their normal. positions, the removal of the shoe and thereception of the succeeding shoe. When the side rods rise, in the returnof the drivers to their elevated position, the col lars 114 leave theyoke-portions 84, and the yoke is drawn up by the springs 112, torestore the rubbing members to their normal location below the jaws 60.At this time, the latch-portions 116 pass along inclined surfaces 128upon the tripping members, the latter yielding inwardly against thespring 128 to permit the latches to pass. When the latch-portions 116are above the tripping members, the springs restore the latter to theirplaces below the latches in preparation for the next release.

To outline the manner of carrying out my improved method and the hereindescribed machine by which it may be performed, it may be said that theoperator, while the ack 36 is drawn out upon its ways on the crosshead34,applies a shoe, as appears at S, to the jack, and then pushes saidjack in, as is illustrated in Fig. 3, so that the heel-seat of the shoeis beneath the extension 14 of the die-block. In its movement in thisdirection, it is limited by the jaws 60, which are at this time heldopen by their spring 64, these jaws acting as a back stop, to positionthe work. lVith the jack beneath the dieblock, nails N are delivered toits openings 20, as by a loading device 132. rlhe rubbing members "96are, during the inward movement of the jack, held clear of its path bythe latches 104. The work having been thus located, the operatortreadles the machine in the customary manner, to cause thepowershaft tooperate the apparatus for a single cycle. In this cycle, the side rods26 are lowered by the cross-head 28, and at first actuate the cammechanism 88 to move the jack up* wardly.- Upon the initiation of thismovement, the inclined end of the pin 76 contacts with the risingextensions of the jaws 60, acting as a cam to force these jaws towardeach other into the rand-crease and beneath the edge of the outsoleabout the heel-seat, to support it. As the upward travel progresses, theoutsole s at the heel-seat of the shoe S is pressed into the recess 18,so that it is suitably molded, at the same time the heel-locatingprojections y being formed by the molding depressions 42 of thedie-blockextension, and the inclined surfaces m produced as a result ofthe action of the cutsaway portions 40 at the lower ends of the openings20. By the latter action, the points of any nails which may have beeninclined toward the outside of the jack are deiiected inwardly, so thattheir proper direction of driving is assured. The work having thus beenputunder pressure and molded, the continued depression of the side rodscarries the drivers 22 along the dieblock-openings into contact with thenails N, which are thus driven through the outsole, upper-material,counter-flange and insole, to secure all these portions of the heel-seattogether. After the nails have entered the heelseat and before theirdriving is completed, the collars 114 contact with the yoke-extensions84, to draw down the slide 80. As the rubbing members 96 are moved bythis slide, their latches are released by engagement with the trippingmembers 120, and, being forced against the counter-portion of the upperby the springs 102, are drawn over the uppermaterial to smooth it.Toward the end of this operating stroke of t ie rubbing members, theirarms 100 strike the rod 124, and are reset, held out of operatingposition by the latches. Finally, the jack falls with the cross-head 84,permitting the jaws 60 to be separated by their spring as they leave themember 7 6, the shoe being now carried away from the die-block and otherelements which have operated upon it, so that it may be drawn out andremoved from the jack. The apparatus is in condition for anotheroperation.

Having described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States is: Y

l. The method of operating upon the heelseat of shoe, Which consists inmolding said heel-seat to a form corresponding to the cooperating end ofa heel +o be attached and to produce a fastening-deflecting surfacethereon, and attaching the elements of the heelseat to one another Whileunder the pressure applied for molding by a fastening positioned by saiddeflecting' surface at the time of insertion.

2. The method of operating upon the heelseat of a shoe, Which consistsin molding said heel-seat to a form corresponding to the cooperating endof a heel to be attached and to produce thereon inclined surfaces spacedfrom one another, holding said heel-seat under molding pressure, anddriving nails through the outsole, upper-material, counterflange andinsole in directions controlled by the inclined surfaces.

3. In a he'el-seat-nailing machine, a frame, a substantially horizontaldie-block supported thereon, said die-block having at its under side amold-recess and nail-receiving openings extending through the die-blockinto the recess, drivers operating in the openings, a cross-headarranged to reciprocate upon the frame, and a jack positively movable bythe cross-head into co-operation with the recess and arranged to createa molding pressure upon a shoe which it carries.

il. In a heel-seat-nailing machine, a frame, a substantially horizontaldie-block supported thereon, said die-block having at its under side amold-recess and nail-receiving openings extending through the die-blockin the recess, side rods movable in the frame at each side of themold-recess, drivers carried upon the side rods and operating in thediebloclr openings, a cross-head arranged to reciprocate upon the frame,a jack fixed against movement upon the cross-head during thereciprocation of the latter, means arranged to first move the cross-headto mold the` heelseat of a jacked shoe by its enga-gement With thedie-blocli-recess, and means to thereafter move the side rods anddrivers to drive the nails contained in the die-bloclr-openings into themolded heel-seat.

5. The method of operating upon shoes, which consists in simultaneouslyforming the exterior of the heel-seat of a shoe, and producing upon theformed area. heel-locating devices bearing a predetermined relation tothe counter-portion of the shoe and fixing the relation thereto of thehe-el to be attached.

6. The method of operating upon shoes, which consists in molding theheel-seat of al shoe to convex form, and simultaneously therewithproducing heel-locating projections by the molding voperation bearing apredetermined relation to the counter-portion of the shoe and fixing therelation thereto both longitudinally and transversely of the heel-seatof the heel to be attached.

7. rllhe method of operating upon shoes, which consists in molding theheel-seat of a shoeV to convex form, simultaneously therewith producingheel-locating projections by the molding operation, and nailing theheelseat While it is under molding pressure.

8. In a machine of the c-lass described, means for forming the heel-seatof a shoe, and means arranged to simultaneously produce upon the formedarea locating devices to engage and position a heel symmetrically withrespect to the counter-portion of a shoe.

9. In a machine of the class described, meansfor forming the heel-seatof a shoe to correspond to the depression in a heel to be attached tosaid shoe, means for simultaneously producing heel-locating devices uponthe heel-seat, and means for causing the attachment to one another ofthe elements of the formed heel-seat.

l0. In a machine of the class described, a mold having a recessgenerally corresponding in form to the heel-seat-engaging end of a heeland separated depressions opening from said recess along thelongitudinal axis of the mold, a ack, and means for moving the jack toeffect the engagement of a jacked shoe with the mold.

ll. In a heel-seat-nailing machine, a dieblocl; having upon one face amold-recess, a plurality of depressions from such recess arranged toformV projections in the molded heel-seat and nail-receiving openingsextending through the die-block near the periphery of the recess andoutside the depressions, drivers operating in the openings, and a jackmovable into co-operation With the recess.

l2. The method of determining the direction of driving of nails, Whichconsists in forming upon the area to be pierced by a nail When driven asurface inclined thereto, positioning the nail with its pointco-operating with the surface for deflection thereby, and driving thedeflected nail.

13, The method of determining the direction of driving of nails, Whichconsists in forming upon the area to be pierced by a nail when driven asurface inclined thereto, posiwith the inclined surfaces, and drivingthe nails to secure the elements of the heel-seat.

15. rIhe method of operating upon the heelseat or' a shoe, whichconsists in applying pressure over the heel-seat to form it, there beingseparated areas over which the pressure is omi ted and areas adjacentthereto over which there is a lateral component of the pressure, thematerial of the heel-seat expanding into the areas in which the pressureis lacking and forming surfaces inclined from the areas of lateralpressure, delivering nails with their points contacting with theinclined surfaces, and driving the nails to secure the elements of theheel-seat.

16. In ka nailing machine, a die provided with a face arranged forcontact with the work te be nailed and having a nail-receiving passageopening through the contact-face, there being a surface inclined to thecontactface into the opening ot the passage.

17. In a machine of the class described, operating mechanism, ashoe-support movable into and out oit operating position, normallyseparated engaging members movable with the support and arranged toco-operate with the rand-crease of a shoe in the operating position, anda` member normally held against movement upon the machine and arrangedto cause mutual approach of the engaging members.

18. In a machine of the class described, operating mechanism, ashoe-support movable into and out of operating position, normallyseparated engaging members arranged to co-operate with the rand-creaseof a shoe in the operating position, a contact member normally heldagainst movement upon the machine and arranged to cause mutual approachof the engaging members, and means arranged to adj ust the position ofthe Contact member to vary the extent of movement of the engagingmembers.

19. In a heel-seat-nailing machine, a diebloclr having on one face amold-recess generally corresponding in orm to the concave end of a heelwhich is to be attached to the shoe operated upon and nail-receivingopenings through the die-block into the recess, drivers operatin(T inthe openings, a jacli movable into co-operation with the recess, andjaws pivoted about a substantially vertical axis and arranged to enterthe randcrease of a ached shoe and support the soleedge during themolding operation.

20. In a heel-seat-nailing machine, a dieblock having on one face amold-recess and nail-receiving openings through the die-block into therecess, drivers operating in the openings, a jack movable intocto-operation with the recess, jaws movable about a. substantiallyvertical axis to enter the rand-crease'of a jacked shoe and havinghorizontal surfaces to support the sole-edge during the moldingoperation, and means acting in the operation ot' the machine to carrythe rand-crease.

21. In a heel-seat-nailing machine, a dieblock having a mold-recess andnail-receiving openings extending through the die-block into the recess,drivers operating in the openings, a. cross-head movable toward and fromthe mold-recess, a jackl movable yupon the cross-head into and out ofalinement with said recess, and a pair of rand-crease-engaging jawsmovable by the cross-head.

22. In a heel-seat-nailing machine, a dieblocl; having a mold-recess andnail-receiving openings extending through the die-block into the recess,drivers operating in the ope-nings, a cross-head movable toward and fromthe mold-recess, a jack movable upon the cross-head into and out ofalinement with said recess, a pair of rand-crease-engaging jaws movableby the cross-head, a spring normally separating the jaws, and a memberarranged to contact with the jaws and move them into the rand-crease.

23. In a heel-seat-nailing machine, a

jaws into the frame, a die-block having nail-receiving openin gs andbeing mounted upon the iframe, drivers operating in the openings, a.crosshead movable upon the frame toward and from the die-block, a jackmovable upon the cross-head into and out of alinement with the 9|die-blocl-openings, a slide connected to the cross-head, a pair of jawspivoted upon the slide in alinement with the rand-crease of a jackedshoe, and a contact member fixed to the frame and engaging the jaws inthe movement of the slide.

24k. In a heel-seat-nailing machine, a frame, a die-block havingnail-receiving openings and being mounted upon the frame, driversoperating in the openings, a cross-head movable upon the trame towardand from the die-block, a jack movable upon the crosshead into and outor alinement with the dieblock-openings, a slide connected to thecrosshead, a pair of jaws pivoted upon the slide inalinement with therand-crease of a jacked shoe, a Contact member iixed to the frame andengaging the jaws in the movement of the slide, and means arranged tovary the relation of the contact member to the jaws.

25. In a machine for operating upon shoes, meansior inserting fasteningsin a shoe-bottom, and means curved to approximate in contour thecounter-portion of a shoe for smoothing out the shoe-upper in adirection away from the shoe-bottom and adjacent to the points ofinsertion of the astenings.

26. In a machine for operating upon shoes, means for inserting asteningsin a shoe-bottom, and means operable in the inserting movement of theinserting means for smoothing out the shoe-upper. f

27. In a machine for operating upon shoes, means for insertingfastenings in a shoe-bottom, and means acting during movement of theinserting means for rubbing the shoeupper.

28. In a machine for operating upon shoes, a shoe-support, nail-driversco-operating With the support, mechanism for actuating the drivers, andshoe-upper-rubbing members movable along the support in the direction ofmovement oli the drivers and under the influence ot the driver-actuatingmechanism.

29. In a machine Jfor operating upon shoes, a shoe-support, nail-driversco-operating with the support, means for reciprocating the drivers,rubbing members co-operating with the support, and connect-ions betweenthe reciprocating means and rubbing members, said connections beingconstructed and arranged to move the rubbing members only afterinitiation of the inserting movement oi' the inserting means.

80. In a machine for operating upon shoes, a shoe-support, a rubbingmember co-operating With the support, means for normally holding therubbing member out ot engagement With a supported shoe, the support andrubbing member being relatively movable, and means operating as a resultof the relaive movement for producing contact of the member with theshoe.

3l. In a. machine for operating upon shoes, a shoe-support, a morablerubbing member co-operating With the support, means for normally holdingthe rubbing member out of engagement with a supported shoe, means torreleasing the memberl for contact with the shoe, and means Jforrestoring the rubbing member to the position of separation from theslice.

82. ln a nailing machine, a die-block having nail-receiving openings,drivers operating in the openings, a jaclr movable with respect to thedie-block, and counter-rubbing members movable along the jack.

33. In a nailing machine, a die-block having nail-receiving openings,drivers operating in the openings, a jaclr co-operating with thedie-block, counter-rubbing members niovable along the j ack, latches fornormally holding the rubbing members out or" engagement With thecounter, and means acting in the movement of the rubbing members forreleasing the latches.

34. In a nailing machine, a4 die-block having nail-receiving openings,drivers operating in the openings, a acl; movable with respect to thedie-block, counter-rubbing members movable along the jack,` latches fornormally holding the rubbing members out of engagement with the counter,and tripping members for releasing the latches.

35. ln a nailing machine, frame, a. diebloclr mounted thereon and havingnail-receiving openings, side rods movable in the frame, driversconnected to the side rods and operating in the openings, a jackco-operating with the die-block, al slide movable upon the frame,counter-engaging members carried by the slide, and contact members fixedto the side rods and arranged to actuate the slide.

36. ln a nailing machine, a frame, a dieblock mounted thereon and havingnail-receiving openings, side rods movable in the frame, driversconnected to the side rods and operating in the openings, a jackcoi-operating With the die-block, a slide movable upon the trame,counter-engaging members carried by the slide, a spring arranged toyieldably support the slide, and contact members lined to the side rodsand arranged to lower the slide againstthe tension of the spring.

37. ln a nailing machine, frame, a diebloclr mounted thereon and havingnail-receiving openings, side rods movable in the trame, driversconnected to the side rods and operating in the openings, a jackco-operating With the die-block, a slide movable upon the trame,counter-engaging members carried by the slide, a cross-head movable uponthe trame toward and from the die-block, and a jack carried by thecross-head and cooperating with the die-block.

88. ln a machine for operating upon shoes, a shoe-support, means forinserting fastenings in the bottom of a supported shoe, counter-rubbingmembers one of Which is individual to and movable at each of yoppositesides of the support, and means arranged to adjust the memberslongitudinally of the supported shoe.`

39. In nailing machine, a die-block having nail-receiving openings,drivers operating in the openings, a jack lmovable adjacent to thedie-block, rubbing members movable along the jack, connections to thedrivers for moving the members over the upper ot a jacked shoe, andmeans arranged to adjust the members longitudinally of the shoe.

40. .ln a machine of the class described, means for forming theheel-seat of a shoe to correspond to the depression in a heel to beattached to said shoe, means for simultaneously producing heel-locatingdevices upon the heel-seat, and means for causing the attachment to oneanother of the elements of the formed heel-seat While the shoe is informing position. Y

ln testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specitlcation.V

JOSEPH H. POPE.

